Part-time Grab driver jailed 9 weeks for accident that killed 82-year-old man

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Mr Lee Hoi Pong was standing on a grass verge beside the road and crossed without looking out for oncoming traffic.

A part-time Grab driver who failed to spot an elderly man crossing the road crashed into him.On Friday , Kwa Choon Eng, 67, was sentenced to nine weeks' imprisonment and disqualified from holding and obtaining all classes of driving licences for eight years after his release.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Shao Yan told the court that Kwa was driving without due care, failed to keep a proper lookout and did not notice Mr Lee. A passer-by turned up to help and Kwa saw that the victim was unconscious. He waited at the scene for the ambulance to arrive.

 

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